Here's one to watch. We think this is an interesting take on the war and applaud John Cusack for his vision in making the film:
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 — Of all the movies being made about the war in Iraq, few have examined the burdens being shouldered by the families of the nation’s fighting men and women. Fewer still have looked up close at the price paid by those who have lost a husband — let alone a wife and mother....
A few months later, however, Mr. Cusack found what he was looking for. A young screenwriter, James C. Strouse, whose first script, “Lonesome Jim,” had just been turned into a modestly praised dark comedy by Steve Buscemi, approached Mr. Cusack’s production company with an idea about a man whose wife is killed in battle, and who then has to break the news to their two young daughters.
“Sometimes the universe works to meet you halfway,” Mr. Cusack said.
